Small Favors

Marcie Callahan’s parents run around the house in their underwear. They belch and fart and do all sorts of gross and disgusting things. The Callahan clan doesn't have a stitch of class, culture, brains or social graces. Which is why Marcie is ready for a change.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Barry Rachin spent several years stationed in Yokuska, Japan as a Navy medic caring for casualties during the Vietnam War. He has studied at the University of Jerusalem, lived on a kibbutz for a year and holds a degree in clinical counseling from Simmons College. A self-taught woodworker, he presently lives in Attleboro, Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters.

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Reviews

Review by:
John Lenhart
on Jan. 22, 2011 :
Well-written story, perhaps a little too wordy. You don't have to use every word in the thesaurus. Overall, a good read.(review of free book)

Review by:
Ernest Winchester
on Jan. 20, 2011 :
I liked this story despite the occasional missing punctuation that forced me to re-read some paragraphs to de-code what they meant. I also could have done without the foreign language—(Hebrew?), although I did appreciate the translations provided by the Rabbi. I suspect that Lenny and Marcie are destined to have an interesting life together. Should be fun.(review of free book)